well-knit

well-knit [wel-nit] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. closely joined together or related; firmly constructed: a well-knit society; a well-knit plot; a muscular, well-knit body.

Sometimes well-knit·ted. Origin of well-knit late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Examples from the Web for well-knit Historical Examples of well-knit

She was a tall, large woman, well-knit, with no superfluous flesh.

Tiverton Tales

Alice Brown

He was now nearly six feet in height, with a powerful and well-knit frame.

At the Point of the Bayonet

G. A. Henty

War is a social affair, and wars are won by well-knit societies.

The War in the Air; Vol. 1

Walter Raleigh.

Gilbert was a slender, spare man, but well-knit and well-proportioned.

Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories

Arthur Christopher Benson

An iron-jawed fellow he is, with every muscle in his well-knit body to match.

A Tramp’s Wallet

William Duthie

British Dictionary definitions for well-knit well-knit adjective

1. (well knit when postpositive) strong, firm, or sturdy